Topic Thinking of getting a new high end (8800GTX or 8800 Ultra Card soon? Better wait...

mmarsh

The Series 9 (G92+G98) cards are scheduled to arrive in November.

Compared to the 8800GTX the 9800GTX will be significantly faster, (some unconfirmed reports say as much as 100% faster).

Secondly 9800GTX will support DX10.1 whereas the 8 series will not.

The G92 is rumored to have a 800mgz bus speed. (That's the speed data is transfered between the video card and the motherboard).

Cost will be the same as a current 8800GTX.

-HAL-

I personally would wait until the new cards arrive, especially since they may cost around the same as a 8800GTX costs now (as you say)..
It's just a few months wait, and you'll get sooooo much for for the same amount of cash if you just have some patience..

I almost regret getting a 8800 GTS GS a few months ago now..
But the good thing is that the 8800 GTS will probably drop quite a bit in price when the new cards arrive, and I'll certainly consider getting a second 8800 GTS to run SLI if they do..

mmarsh

Actually I think you made the right choice concerning the GTS. Its a very good card, they 8600 model would have cost less but you would have much decreased performance, while the 8800GTX is much more expensive. If you dont have the expedible income to get a GTX than the GTS is perfectly good.

Of course you could always get a N92 when they come out too...(the wife doesn't have to know). You do like my mother does, she intercept the credit card bills in the mailbox before my father can read them.

-HAL-

I'm very happy with the GTS
The GTX had just been released when I bought the 8800 GTS and it did almost cost twice as much so that wasn't an option then anyway...

mmarsh

POINT OF CORRECTION

As it turns out the G92/G98 will not replace the 8800GTX or 8800 Ultra. The G92 will instead replace the mainstream 8800GTS whilst the G98 will be in the best price/performance category (replaces 8600 series).

Apparently Nvidia was disappointed with the performance of the 8800GTS which is why they are replacing it so quickly. No News on a 'high-end' cards which means probably nothing until 2008. -Which means I have a terrible decision of whether to get a 8800GTX or wait until later.

This is subject to change, Nvidia is very tight lipped about releasing info, so this yet to be confirmed.

-HAL-

If this is true then I would get a 8800GTX if I where you..
If you always wait for the next better version, then the wait will be long since there will always be a better version waiting in the horizon..